Question

after bobby fischer learned to play chess, he said it was all he wanted to do. he started playing when he was six and was soon beating older players. at fourteen, he became the youngest person ever to win the united states chess championship. he won the world chess championship in 1972, becoming the first american - born world champion. fischers victories led to an increase in chesss popularity in the united states. they also made fischer famous around the world. fischer, though, did not seem to enjoy the fame. he stopped seeing his friends, choosing instead to live as a recluse. fischer played very little chess in the decades that followed, but he did play one more famous match. on the twentieth anniversary of his world championship victory, he played a rematch against boris spassky. showing that he was still a champion, fischer once again defeated spassky and claimed a 3.6 million dollar prize. what is the meaning of recluse as used in the passage? a stage actor or performer a person who lives alone and avoids other people a person who competes in marathons a person who helps those who need assistance

Explanation:

The passage says Fischer stopped seeing his friends and chose to live in a certain way. The word "recluse" in this context means a person who lives alone and avoids others. This is consistent with the description in the second option.

Answer:

a person who lives alone and avoids other people